12 Most Expensive Space Missions Ever
12. Mars Curiosity- Price: $2.5 billion, Organization: NASA, Duration: 2011 to 2023, Status: Operational.
11. Cassini-Huygens- Price: $3.26 billion, Organization: NASA, European Space Agency (ESA), Italian Space Agency (ASI), Duration: 1997 to 2017, Status: Completed.
10. Mir Orbital Station- Price: $4.2 billion, Organization: Soviet Union, Russia, Duration: 1986 to 2001, Status: Completed.
9. Global Navigation Satellite System- Price: $4.7 billion Organization: Russian Federation, Duration: 1982 to present, Status: Operational.
8. Galileo Satellite Navigation System- Price: $6.3 billion, Organization: EUSPA, ESA, Duration: 2011, Status: Initial services.
7. James Webb Space Telescope- Price: $8.8 billion, Organization: NASA, ESA, CSA, Duration: 2021 to present, Status: Operational.
6. Global Positioning System- Price: $12 billion, Organization: US Space Force, Duration: 1978 to present, Status: Operational.
5. Orion Spacecraft- Price: $20.4 billion, Organization: NASA, Duration: 2014 to present, Status: Under construction.
4. Space Launch System- Price: $23.8 billion, Organization: NASA, Duration: 2011 to present, Status: Operational.
3. The Apollo Program- Price: $25.4 billion, Organization: NASA, Duration: 1961 to 1972, Status: Completed.
2. International Space Station- Price: $160 billion, Organization: NASA, Roscosmos, JAXA, ESA, CSA, Duration: 1998 to present, Status: Operational.
1. Space Shuttle Program- Price: $209 billion, Organization: NASA, Air Force, Duration: 1972 to 2011, Status: Completed.